kelly o'donnell joins us. i understand mitch mcconnell kind of putting some strong words out there on the floor already. >> he and harry reid made their opening remarks to the senate. both talked about the election and tried to set the playing field. and we certainly heard from mitch mcconnell who congratulated the president and vice president on their reelection and said they may find a willing partner in these fiscal negotiations going forward. but he also set the terms and mcconnell was sort of tough in the way he laid things out encouraging the president to take on a leadership role. >> the time for the president to lead is now. and that means offering a concrete plan that takes into account the fact that half the congress opposes tax hikes. not because we are selfish, not because we're stubborn, but we know it is the wrong thing to do. we know it will hurt the economy and we know it will destroy jobs. >> so the most bipartisanship we are seeing in the early hours of congress being back is about the fact b